新概念英语第四册59-01

interests 比喻为 seeds

they must fall on good ground; they must be sedulously tended, if the

vivifying fruits are to be at hand when needed.

vivify vt. 给与生气，生动，使活跃 vivid adj. 生动的，鲜明的

vivifying 看起来栩栩如生的

to be at hand 近在眼前

safe 安全 they 指代 hobbies

8. It is no use starting late in life to say:….

论述句型： it is no use doing…

it is no point doing …

eg. it is no use crying over the spilt milk.覆水难收。

they must fall on good ground; they must be sedulously tended, if the

vivifying fruits are to be at hand when needed.

To be really happy and really safe, one ought to have at least two or three hobbies, and they must all

be real. It is no use starting late in life to say: 'I will take an interest in this or that.'